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No, not that I'm aware of. That's the problem with matt finishes... they look great when new, but can't be waxed, buffed, polished, etc. There are some extremely expensive automotive finishes for matte paint available online, but I'm not sure if any of them can fix scratches.

I just bought a new Trek that has a matte finish and I sure hope it lasts!

+1. This is why you don't buy matt black finished bikes. Of course, I have a matt black Scott CR1 frame sitting in the spare room waiting to be built up. But before that happens, I intend to get the frame lacquered to a gloss finish. The cost will be worth the saving of my sanity…..

I'm going to ask a local frame builder who is apparently a bit nifty with the paint jobs. Hopefully, it will be straightforward but I could see that there maybe an issue in getting the lacquer to adhere to the factory finish durably enough. I guess carbon frame paint specialists should be safe enough but I can't be bothered with packing and posting the frame!

I've had the frame sat around most of the year but I now have more reason to build it up as I almost have a whole bike now in spare parts!

Had a whole load of problems with scratches on a Matt Black/Blue Trek Madone 4.5 2011 but have had no such issues with my Cento Uno SR. Think this could be something to do with the Zinc oxide nanoparticles incorporated into the resin to fill micro-gaps in the layups but who knows ?

I use an automotic wax (Collinite 476S) on my matt Cayo Evo and it gives awesome protection against road grime. It doesn't contain any abrasives, so it's also not going to 'glossify' the matt finish. Not much you can do about scratches though.